April 20-22 — “Fanfare for the Common Man”: Featuring violinist James Ehnes; music by Antheil, Berstein and Copland; Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.

Through March 24 — “How the World Began”: Religion and science collide in a play by Catherine Trieschmann; Northwest premiere; Oregon Contemporary Theatre (formerly the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company); Lord/Leebrick Playhouse, Eugene; www.octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.

Through March 24 — “The Whipping Man”: Play by Matthew Lopez is an extraordinary tale of loyalty, deceit and deliverance; Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

Through Nov. 3 — “King Lear”: Contemporary staging of Shakespeare's tragedy; part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Thomas Theatre (previously known as the New Theatre), Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

Through Nov. 3 — “The Taming of the Shrew”: This production of Shakespeare's play is part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

March 13 — “Shrek the Musical”: Hit Broadway musical with book and score by writers Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

March 17 — Rhythm of the Dance, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 1 — ”West Side Story”: Landmark musical updates the story of “Romeo and Juliet” to the urban jungle of 1950s New York; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 4-6 — Paul Taylor Dance Company: This legendary company will perform a program of new and retrospective works; part of the White Bird Dance Series; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 5-6 — “RAIN”: The group performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.pcpa.com or 800-273-1530.

April 10-13 — CIRCA: Seven dazzling performers fly through the air, balance precariously on each other, and hang in spellbinding suspension; part of the White Bird Dance Series; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 13 — NW Dance Project, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 13-14 — “Mowgli — The Jungle Book Ballet”: New ballet by Toni Pimble, based on Rudyard Kipling's stories; presented by the Eugene Ballet Company; Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 18-27 — “American Music Festival”: Program showcases three contemporary choreographers (Trey McIntyre, Pontus Lidberg and Matthew Neenan) inspired by American music makers; presented by the Oregon Ballet Theatre; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.obt.org or 888-922-5538.

Exhibits

Through March 10 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “A True Sense of Things: Maude I. Kerns in Oregon” (through March 10), “APEX: Sang-Ah Choi” (through March 31), “Folkert de Jong” (through April 21) and “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video” (through May 19); Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.

Through March 17 — “50 Prints and Paintings, Toko Shinoda at 100”: Exhibit features calligraphy, lithographs and paintings by Japanese artist Toko Shinoda; Portland Japanese Garden; www.japanesegarden.com or 503-223-1321.

Through April 7 — “Julie Green: The Last Supper”: A selection of “The Last Supper,” a series of some 500 porcelain painted plates that illustrate final meal requests of U.S. death row inmates; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through April 28 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: The following exhibits are currently on display: “West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America” (through April 28) and “German Expressionism” (through May 19); Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through May 5 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: The following exhibits are currently on display: “MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition” (through May 5) and “Desert Air: Photographs by George Steinmetz” (through Aug. 18); Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.

Through August 3 — “Part One: Reflect + Respond”: Part of the “Object Focus: The Bowl” series; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.

April 20-22 — “Fanfare for the Common Man”: Featuring violinist James Ehnes; music by Antheil, Berstein and Copland; Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.

Through March 24 — “How the World Began”: Religion and science collide in a play by Catherine Trieschmann; Northwest premiere; Oregon Contemporary Theatre (formerly the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company); Lord/Leebrick Playhouse, Eugene; www.octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.

Through March 24 — “The Whipping Man”: Play by Matthew Lopez is an extraordinary tale of loyalty, deceit and deliverance; Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

Through Nov. 3 — “King Lear”: Contemporary staging of Shakespeare's tragedy; part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Thomas Theatre (previously known as the New Theatre), Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

Through Nov. 3 — “The Taming of the Shrew”: This production of Shakespeare's play is part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

March 13 — “Shrek the Musical”: Hit Broadway musical with book and score by writers Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

March 17 — Rhythm of the Dance, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 1 — ”West Side Story”: Landmark musical updates the story of “Romeo and Juliet” to the urban jungle of 1950s New York; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 4-6 — Paul Taylor Dance Company: This legendary company will perform a program of new and retrospective works; part of the White Bird Dance Series; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 5-6 — “RAIN”: The group performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.pcpa.com or 800-273-1530.

April 10-13 — CIRCA: Seven dazzling performers fly through the air, balance precariously on each other, and hang in spellbinding suspension; part of the White Bird Dance Series; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 13 — NW Dance Project, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 13-14 — “Mowgli — The Jungle Book Ballet”: New ballet by Toni Pimble, based on Rudyard Kipling's stories; presented by the Eugene Ballet Company; Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 18-27 — “American Music Festival”: Program showcases three contemporary choreographers (Trey McIntyre, Pontus Lidberg and Matthew Neenan) inspired by American music makers; presented by the Oregon Ballet Theatre; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.obt.org or 888-922-5538.

Exhibits

Through March 10 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “A True Sense of Things: Maude I. Kerns in Oregon” (through March 10), “APEX: Sang-Ah Choi” (through March 31), “Folkert de Jong” (through April 21) and “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video” (through May 19); Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.

Through March 17 — “50 Prints and Paintings, Toko Shinoda at 100”: Exhibit features calligraphy, lithographs and paintings by Japanese artist Toko Shinoda; Portland Japanese Garden; www.japanesegarden.com or 503-223-1321.

Through April 7 — “Julie Green: The Last Supper”: A selection of “The Last Supper,” a series of some 500 porcelain painted plates that illustrate final meal requests of U.S. death row inmates; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through April 28 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: The following exhibits are currently on display: “West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America” (through April 28) and “German Expressionism” (through May 19); Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through May 5 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: The following exhibits are currently on display: “MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition” (through May 5) and “Desert Air: Photographs by George Steinmetz” (through Aug. 18); Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.

Through August 3 — “Part One: Reflect + Respond”: Part of the “Object Focus: The Bowl” series; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.

April 20-22 — “Fanfare for the Common Man”: Featuring violinist James Ehnes; music by Antheil, Berstein and Copland; Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.

Through March 24 — “How the World Began”: Religion and science collide in a play by Catherine Trieschmann; Northwest premiere; Oregon Contemporary Theatre (formerly the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company); Lord/Leebrick Playhouse, Eugene; www.octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.

Through March 24 — “The Whipping Man”: Play by Matthew Lopez is an extraordinary tale of loyalty, deceit and deliverance; Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

Through Nov. 3 — “King Lear”: Contemporary staging of Shakespeare's tragedy; part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Thomas Theatre (previously known as the New Theatre), Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

Through Nov. 3 — “The Taming of the Shrew”: This production of Shakespeare's play is part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

March 13 — “Shrek the Musical”: Hit Broadway musical with book and score by writers Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

March 17 — Rhythm of the Dance, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 1 — ”West Side Story”: Landmark musical updates the story of “Romeo and Juliet” to the urban jungle of 1950s New York; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 4-6 — Paul Taylor Dance Company: This legendary company will perform a program of new and retrospective works; part of the White Bird Dance Series; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 5-6 — “RAIN”: The group performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.pcpa.com or 800-273-1530.

April 10-13 — CIRCA: Seven dazzling performers fly through the air, balance precariously on each other, and hang in spellbinding suspension; part of the White Bird Dance Series; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 13 — NW Dance Project, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 13-14 — “Mowgli — The Jungle Book Ballet”: New ballet by Toni Pimble, based on Rudyard Kipling's stories; presented by the Eugene Ballet Company; Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 18-27 — “American Music Festival”: Program showcases three contemporary choreographers (Trey McIntyre, Pontus Lidberg and Matthew Neenan) inspired by American music makers; presented by the Oregon Ballet Theatre; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.obt.org or 888-922-5538.

Exhibits

Through March 10 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “A True Sense of Things: Maude I. Kerns in Oregon” (through March 10), “APEX: Sang-Ah Choi” (through March 31), “Folkert de Jong” (through April 21) and “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video” (through May 19); Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.

Through March 17 — “50 Prints and Paintings, Toko Shinoda at 100”: Exhibit features calligraphy, lithographs and paintings by Japanese artist Toko Shinoda; Portland Japanese Garden; www.japanesegarden.com or 503-223-1321.

Through April 7 — “Julie Green: The Last Supper”: A selection of “The Last Supper,” a series of some 500 porcelain painted plates that illustrate final meal requests of U.S. death row inmates; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through April 28 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: The following exhibits are currently on display: “West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America” (through April 28) and “German Expressionism” (through May 19); Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through May 5 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: The following exhibits are currently on display: “MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition” (through May 5) and “Desert Air: Photographs by George Steinmetz” (through Aug. 18); Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.

Through August 3 — “Part One: Reflect + Respond”: Part of the “Object Focus: The Bowl” series; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.

April 20-22 — “Fanfare for the Common Man”: Featuring violinist James Ehnes; music by Antheil, Berstein and Copland; Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.

Through March 24 — “How the World Began”: Religion and science collide in a play by Catherine Trieschmann; Northwest premiere; Oregon Contemporary Theatre (formerly the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company); Lord/Leebrick Playhouse, Eugene; www.octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.

Through March 24 — “The Whipping Man”: Play by Matthew Lopez is an extraordinary tale of loyalty, deceit and deliverance; Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

Through Nov. 3 — “King Lear”: Contemporary staging of Shakespeare's tragedy; part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Thomas Theatre (previously known as the New Theatre), Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

Through Nov. 3 — “The Taming of the Shrew”: This production of Shakespeare's play is part of “Shakespeare for a New Generation”; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

March 13 — “Shrek the Musical”: Hit Broadway musical with book and score by writers Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

March 17 — Rhythm of the Dance, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 1 — ”West Side Story”: Landmark musical updates the story of “Romeo and Juliet” to the urban jungle of 1950s New York; Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 4-6 — Paul Taylor Dance Company: This legendary company will perform a program of new and retrospective works; part of the White Bird Dance Series; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 5-6 — “RAIN”: The group performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.pcpa.com or 800-273-1530.

April 10-13 — CIRCA: Seven dazzling performers fly through the air, balance precariously on each other, and hang in spellbinding suspension; part of the White Bird Dance Series; www.whitebird.org or 503-245-1600.

April 13 — NW Dance Project, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 13-14 — “Mowgli — The Jungle Book Ballet”: New ballet by Toni Pimble, based on Rudyard Kipling's stories; presented by the Eugene Ballet Company; Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 18-27 — “American Music Festival”: Program showcases three contemporary choreographers (Trey McIntyre, Pontus Lidberg and Matthew Neenan) inspired by American music makers; presented by the Oregon Ballet Theatre; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.obt.org or 888-922-5538.

Exhibits

Through March 10 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “A True Sense of Things: Maude I. Kerns in Oregon” (through March 10), “APEX: Sang-Ah Choi” (through March 31), “Folkert de Jong” (through April 21) and “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video” (through May 19); Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.

Through March 17 — “50 Prints and Paintings, Toko Shinoda at 100”: Exhibit features calligraphy, lithographs and paintings by Japanese artist Toko Shinoda; Portland Japanese Garden; www.japanesegarden.com or 503-223-1321.

Through April 7 — “Julie Green: The Last Supper”: A selection of “The Last Supper,” a series of some 500 porcelain painted plates that illustrate final meal requests of U.S. death row inmates; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through April 28 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: The following exhibits are currently on display: “West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America” (through April 28) and “German Expressionism” (through May 19); Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.

Through May 5 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: The following exhibits are currently on display: “MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition” (through May 5) and “Desert Air: Photographs by George Steinmetz” (through Aug. 18); Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.

Through August 3 — “Part One: Reflect + Respond”: Part of the “Object Focus: The Bowl” series; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.

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